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Red Cloud Securities Inc. Becomes IIROC’s Newest Investment Dealer

Toronto, Ontario–(February 26, 2020) – Red Cloud Securities Inc. (“Red Cloud” or “the Company”) is pleased to announce it has been approved as a member of the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (“IIROC”). IIROC is a non-profit, national self-regulatory organization. IIROC oversees all investment dealers and trading activity on debt and equity markets in Canada.

“We believe this is the ideal time for Red Cloud to join IIROC,” commented Red Cloud’s CEO Bruce Tatters. “The ability to sign prospectus offerings, as sentiment towards metals and mining improves, increases our ability to bring strong, investable ideas to a wide investor base.”

Red Cloud will host its 8th Annual Pre-PDAC Mining Showcase on Friday February 28, 2020, at the King Edward Omni Hotel in Toronto. This year’s conference showcases 50 resource companies presenting their stories to more than 600 brokers, buy-side fund managers, analysts, mining executives, corporate development teams and media. Keynote speakers for the event include:

  • Robert Friedland, Founder, Executive Co-Chairman, Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. and
  • Trey Reik, Managing Member, Bristol Gold Group LLC.

The Company also recently unveiled its new research portal, featuring Red Cloud’s 2020 Market Outlook Report and several other research pieces, to equip metals and mining investors and generalists with the tools to make smart mining decisions in a burgeoning market. Red Cloud’s research team hosts weekly webinars on Thursdays at 2pm EST, covering interesting investment opportunities and changing market conditions, as well as interviews with industry experts and emerging companies.

Bruce Tatters, CFA

Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Tatters joined Red Cloud in 2018, bringing more than 24 years of senior capital markets leadership. Mr. Tatters was the co-founder at both Triumph Asset Management as Chief Investment Officer and Westwind Partners as Managing Director, Institutional Equities. Prior to that, Mr. Tatters was Global Co-Head of Institutional Equity Sales at National Bank Financial (successor to First Marathon Securities). At First Marathon Securities, he spent six years as an Institutional Equity Salesperson and two years in equity research. Mr. Tatters began his career in equity research at Burns Fry Ltd. Mr. Tatters holds a CFA designation and a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Western Ontario. 

Michael Mackasey

Chairman

Mr. Mackasey has over 40 years’ experience in the capital markets, having held senior positions at both Canadian and international investment banks, most recently as Vice Chairman at Macquarie Capital Markets Canada. Mike has provided advice to and has managed financings for a great number of corporations, both large and small. Mike has a long history in financing emerging resource companies and is very cognizant of both the challenges and opportunities that they face.

In addition to his role in the capital markets, Mike acted as Chair of the Board of the Canada Development Investment Corporation (CDEV) a federal Crown Corporation charged with managing the commercial assets of the Government of Canada

Mike has a B.Comm from McGill University and an MBA from the Ivey School of Business. He also holds a Diploma from the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD.D).

Bob Sellars

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Robert (Bob) Sellars joined Red Cloud in June 2021, bringing more than 40 years of experience in capital markets and financial services to the table, including his significant roles on investment industry committees within IIROC . For 21 years Mr. Sellars served as Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President for Dundee Corp. and Dundee Securities and is known for his tenure as First Marathon’s CFO for over a decade; among other C-Suite roles in the sector during his career. Mr. Sellars is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA), Chartered Accountant (CA), Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and received an MBA from the University of Windsor.